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Moth #1 - Caenurgina crassiuscula

Moth #1 - Caenurgina crassiuscula
Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland, USA
July 26, 2012
Size: 1.25" in length
came to porch light
What's the red spot on the dorsal thorax?

Moved
Moved from Euclidiini.

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Moved from Moths.

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Moved from ID Request.

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Caenurgina erechtea

I _think_ the red spot is exoskeleton showing through where the scales are thin or have been worn away. At least that's what I've been telling myself when I see such things.

 
Thanks very much for the ID.
Thanks very much for the ID.

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